This classic sea story recounts Frank Dye's intrepid voyages in his open 16ft Wayfarer dinghy to Iceland and Norway, which must rank among the most hazardous sea adventures of our time. Encountering the whole gamut of weather, such is Frank Dye's seamanship that he and his crew survived gales up to Force 9, capsizing and a broken mast, finally arriving safely to a Scandinavian welcome. It is a hair raising unforgettable narrative in which we glimpse Frank's gifted boat-handling skills and his instinct for survival. 'Without doubt Frank Dye is one of this century's greatest small boat seamen.' Yachting Monthly 'Any reader who has been far offshore in bad weather will marvel at the sheer temerity of a man who would attempt Iceland and Norway in such a craft.' Yachting Monthly 'Frank and Margaret Dye have become dinghy sailing legends in their own time.' Yachts & Yachting

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"The story is well told and vivid in its description."--"Nautical Magazine"

"Without doubt Frank Dye is one of this century's greatest small boat seamen. Any reader who has been far offshore in bad weather will marvel at the sheer temerity of a man who would attempt Iceland and Norway in such a craft."--"Yachting Monthly"

"Frank and Margaret Dye have become dinghy sailing legends in their own time."--"Yachts & Yachting"

"Frank was a modest and formidably talented sailor...very few of us have his skill, capacity for endurance or vision."--"Water Craft"

The story is well told and vivid in its description. "Nautical Magazine"

Without doubt Frank Dye is one of this century's greatest small boat seamen. Any reader who has been far offshore in bad weather will marvel at the sheer temerity of a man who would attempt Iceland and Norway in such a craft. "Yachting Monthly"

Frank and Margaret Dye have become dinghy sailing legends in their own time. "Yachts & Yachting"

Frank was a modest and formidably talented sailor...very few of us have his skill, capacity for endurance or vision. "Water Craft""

The story is well told and vivid in its description. Nautical Magazine

Without doubt Frank Dye is one of this century's greatest small boat seamen. Any reader who has been far offshore in bad weather will marvel at the sheer temerity of a man who would attempt Iceland and Norway in such a craft. Yachting Monthly

Frank and Margaret Dye have become dinghy sailing legends in their own time. Yachts & Yachting

Frank was a modest and formidably talented sailor...very few of us have his skill, capacity for endurance or vision. Water Craft

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"The story is well told and vivid in its description." --Nautical Magazine

"Without doubt Frank Dye is one of this century's greatest small boat seamen. Any reader who has been far offshore in bad weather will marvel at the sheer temerity of a man who would attempt Iceland and Norway in such a craft." --Yachting Monthly

"Frank and Margaret Dye have become dinghy sailing legends in their own time." --Yachts & Yachting

"Frank was a modest and formidably talented sailor...very few of us have his skill, capacity for endurance or vision." --Water Craft

Synopsis

This classic sea story recounts Frank Dye's intrepid voyagesin his open 16ft Wayfarer dinghy to Iceland and Norway, which must rankamong the most hazardous sea adventures of our time. Encountering the whole gamut of weather, such is Frank Dye'sseamanship that he and his crew survived gales up to Force 9, capsizingand a broken mast, finally arriving safely to a Scandinavian welcome.It is a hair raising unforgettable narrative in which we glimpse Frank's gifted boat-handling skills and his instinct for survival. 'Without doubt Frank Dye is one of this century's greatest small boat seamen.' Yachting Monthly 'Any reader who has been far offshore in bad weather willmarvel at the sheer temerity of a man who would attempt Iceland andNorway in such a craft.' Yachting Monthly 'Frank and Margaret Dye have become dinghy sailing legends in their own time.' Yachts & Yachting

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I still can't decide whether I think Frank Dye is a hero or just very, very odd. Sailing on the open ocean in a 16ft dinghy is, rather obviously, asking for trouble so I found it quite difficult to be sympathetic to the extreme danger the author exposed himself to. In this sense he was beyond reckless. However, at the same time I respect him for his extraordinary seamanship and the simple fact his showed it could be done.

I sail a dinghy like the one in this book and wanted to read about the legendary Frank Dye. His narrative put me right there in the boat with him. I could feel the cold, taste the salt and roll with the motion of the sea. This book is suitable for all sailors and anyone with a dream and spirit of adventure.

Lost in admiration for anyone who takes a 16' dinghy out of sight of land, but across the Atlantic to Iceland! Well worth the time taken to read his understated account of a truly brave undertaking, particularly if you sail.

An inspiring read. So inspirational, I have contacted a local sailing club for lessons and RYA courses. It's the first book I have read related to sailing. I have definitely been influenced by it. At 63 I Will hopefully enjoy days out. However one never knows!Such a good read I will read it again.

As other reviewers have said, a very understated and quite dry account ofr Dye's "summer cruise". I suspect a lot more worthwhile if you are familiar with the sea, the Beaufort scale and ideally Wayfarer dinghies. Nonetheless a great record of an extraordinary trip, as an ex Wayfarer helm I very much enjoyed it.